Caption: Benjamin Portella defends the ball in a soccer match at St. Paul’s to prepare for AASB Varsity Nationals. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Samuel Volkart [in collaboration with Nathanael Agcaoili and Rafael Oliveira] PACA’s Varsity student athletes prepared themselves with three months of training and local competitions in order to be ready for the…
Caption: Spirit Week gave students the opportunity to dress up and compete against each other. The senior class was dressed up as Toy Story characters on Wednesday’s class battle of Disney themes. [photo by Dr. Meier] by Valentina Porto [in collaboration with Aline Dobashi and Ana Luisa Helfer] The week of October 20 through 24,…
The PACA cheerleaders performing a stunt in the Graded basketball game. Front row: Melissa Souza, Ligia Penteado, Ana Beatriz Mestre, Eva Castro, Carolina Cândido, and Sofia Saldaña. Back Row: Sophia Vergara, Anita Silva, Rafaela Verardo, Sophia Lima and Bianca Magalhães. [Picture by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Ana Luisa Helfer PACA Cheerleaders take to the Graded…
Caption: One of the things that Nana enjoys doing is talking and interacting with students while having fun in his job at PACA. [by Benjamin Oliveira] by Benjamin Oliveira São Paulo – Nana Agyei-Yeboah and his family came to PACA in the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year to begin working in whatever position he…
Caption: The 6B students enter their new classroom excitedly and wonder what it would be like now having a smaller class. [by Nathanael Agcaoili] by Nathanael Agcaoili For the 2025-2026 school year, the leadership at PACA had decided to split the sixth grade into two classes officially at the beginning of the second quarter to…
Caption: Mr. Zuercher checks in on a student’s independent work in one of the ninth grade physical science classes. [by Rafaela Miglio] by Rafaela Miglio At Pan American Christian Academy, science teacher Brian Zuercher started his 25th year of teaching with two sections of 9th grade science, two AP science classes and an AP math…
Caption: A special high school choir organized by Wesley Penteado performed during the assembly for the Festival. [by Annabelle Harper] On September 27, 2025, PACA hosted its annual International Festival in the hopes of bringing the PACA community together and also inviting families who are interested in sending their children to PACA in the future….
Caption: New Bible and Portuguese teacher, Davi Manço, Ph.D., gets ready to take attendance and start his Special Portuguese class. [by Samuel Volkart] by Samuel Volkart São Paulo – David Miguel Manço is not just a secondary teacher who is finishing his first quarter of teaching at PACA. His background brings a unique quality to…
Caption: Sophomore Natasha Swisher takes the ball down the court in an intense moment of the game. [Enzo Vicarri] by Aline Dobashi The PACA Warriors Varsity Basketball teams lost to the Chapel Trojans in a home game on Thursday, 25th of September, including a loss for both the girls and boys teams, in which missing…
Caption: Senior Ligia Penteado leads her kinder buddy in a heartfelt prayer for one of the countries represented by the PACA community.[by Dr. Cristina Meier] Paula-Chloe Asare-Duah The annual See You At the Pole (SYATP) event, that brings students together worldwide for an international prayer movement at their schools, took place on PACA’s campus as…
